The Hindu Business Line : BSNL to introduce latest hi-speed broadband tech

YOU will soon get broadband connection with speeds greater than one gigabit per second with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd floating a global tender for supply of the latest in broadband technology — Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (GPON).

GPON is an optical fibre cable access technology for delivering high-capacity broadband services. It not only gives carriers plenty of capacity to deploy IP video services, but also leaves room for services such as high definition television.

The technology will compete with existing wire line broadband systems such as the Digital Subscriber Loop (DSL) and cable modem technology, but promises to offer 100 times more speed.

BSNL will initially roll out one lakh lines, which is likely to be scaled up.

Market watchers say that the move from BSNL was not expected because its network is predominantly based on copper, while GPON is based on optic fibre cables.

Experts were expecting private operators such as Reliance Infocomm and Bharti to be the first movers in this space. Globally, deployment of this technology is at its initial stages.

"BSNL is keen to procure Fibre to the Home (FTTH) equipment for providing the next generation broadband services to its customers. We have invited expression of interest for procurement of GPON-based FTTH equipment, being the new technology," said a BSNL official. Equipment vendors, including Alcatel and Cisco, are expected to bid for the project.

"Current broadband access technologies such as DSL, HFC (cable modems) and even the more recent ATM-based PONs do not deliver the most cost effective solution to the last-mile bottleneck.

None of these older solutions creates sufficient bandwidth to deliver those new value added services that will generate renewed revenue growth.

In sharp contrast, the GPON technology delivers one Gbps of bandwidth, enabling a broad range of voice, data, and video services for business houses and retail homes," said an analyst.

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